The Board of Public Works met for just 10 minutes Wednesday morning — several minutes of which were devoted to Comptroller Peter Franchot singing the praises of the Washington Nationals. Franchot, who lives in Takoma Park, said he expects that ...

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Stephen Strasburg made a bit of a media splash Sunday after a double-header at Municipal Stadium in Hagerstown. The No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft returned to the Washington Nationals’ minor league Class-A team, ...

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My heart goes out to Washington Nationals fans. It really does. But more so, it goes out to the Nationals front office — they’re the ones with the $15.1 million contract for a stud rookie pitcher for whom they’ll have ...

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Hey, remember that deal Peter Angelos finagled back in 2005 when the Nationals came to D.C.? You know, the one where the Orioles retain majority ownership of MASN while getting the rights to broadcast Nationals games? You know where I’m ...

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So the Washington Nationals just signed San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg to a record-setting contract worth $15.1 million over four years, and the team’s next financial move is to practically give away game tickets for $1 a pop. Makes ...

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